"to Sax Rohmer, the English pulp novelist: a character blessed with an eye keen enough to catalog the grimness that surrounds him, but also dumb enough to believe he's going to escape it."" Sax Rohmer 1 ""Sax Rohmer #1"" is the first track on the Mountain Goats' ""Heretic Pride"" album released in 2008 on 4AD. The song describes the milieu of prolific English writer Sax Rohmer whose series of novels featured master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu. ""Allmusic""s Steve Leggett called ""Sax Rohmer #1"" ""shuffling."" ""Crawdaddy!""s Jessica Gentile called ""Sax Rohmer #1"" an ""anthemic opener [that] lets us know that 'All"
"Yellow Peril was a common subject for colonial adventure fiction, of which the representative villain is Dr. Fu Manchu, created by Sax Rohmer, and featured in thirteen novels (1913–59). Fu Manchu is an evil Chinese gangster and mad scientist who means to conquer the world, despite continually being foiled by the British policeman and gentleman spy Sir Denis Nayland Smith, and his assistant Dr. Petrie. Fu Manchu was patterned on the antagonist of the Yellow Peril series and novel ""The Yellow Danger; Or, what Might Happen in the Division of the Chinese Empire Should Estrange all European Countries"" (1898), by"
"films. Thirteen novels, three short stories, and one novelette have been written about Fu Manchu and Sir Denis Nayland Smith, the British agent determined to stop him. Millions of copies have been sold in the United States with publication in British and American periodicals and adaptations to film, comics, radio, and television. Due to his enormous popularity, the ""image of Fu Manchu has been absorbed into American consciousness as the archetypal East Asian villain."" In ""The Insidious Doctor Fu-Manchu"", Sax Rohmer introduces Fu Manchu as a cruel and cunning man, with a face like Satan, who is essentially the ""Yellow"
"Peril incarnate"". Sax Rohmer inextricably tied the evil character of Fu Manchu to all East Asians as a physical representation of the Yellow Peril, attributing the villain's evil behavior to his race. Rohmer also adds an element of mysticism and exoticism to his portrayal of Fu Manchu. Despite Fu Manchu's specifically Manchu ethnicity, his evil and cunning are pan-Asian attributes again reinforcing Fu Manchu as representational of ""all"" East Asian people. Blatantly racist statements (not considered so at the time the novels were published) made by white protagonists such as: ""the swamping of the white world by yellow hordes might"
"incursion: Racist myths often carried by the water imagery of flood, deluge, the tidal waves of immigrants, rivers of blood."" In 1936, when the Nazis banned his novels in Germany, because they believed him Jewish, Sax Rohmer denied being racist and published a letter declaring himself ""a good Irishman"", wherein he was disingenuous about the why of the Nazi book-ban, because ""my stories are not inimical to Nazi ideals."" ""The Mask of Fu Manchu"" (1932) reflects the white man's sexual-anxiety as the basis of Yellow Peril fear; thus Fu Manchu (Boris Karloff) urges his Asian army to ""Kill the white"
"as the Axeman of New Orleans, the Boston Strangler, and the Beltway Sniper. Examples derived from Jack the Ripper include the French Ripper, the Düsseldorf Ripper, the Camden Ripper, the Blackout Ripper, Jack the Stripper, the Yorkshire Ripper, and the Rostov Ripper. Sensational press reports combined with the fact that no one was ever convicted of the murders have confused scholarly analysis and created a legend that casts a shadow over later serial killers. The nature of the murders and of the victims drew attention to the poor living conditions in the East End and galvanised public opinion against the"
"in Nazi Germany, causing Rohmer to complain that he could not understand such censorship, stating ""my stories are not inimical to Nazi ideals"". After World War II, Rohmer and his wife moved to New York, only returning to London shortly before his death. He died in 1959, due to an outbreak of influenza (""Asian Flu""). His wife, Rose Elizabeth (Knox) Ward (1886–1979), published her own mystery novel, ""Bianca in Black"", in 1958 under the pen name Elizabeth Sax Rohmer. Some editions of the book mistakenly credit her as Rohmer's daughter. She and Cay Van Ash (1918–1994), her husband's former assistant,"
"and the ""Human Kind"". Chinatown, Limehouse, also provided inspiration for novelists. Sax Rohmer (1883–1959) wrote fantasies set there, featuring many scenes in opium dens, introducing one of the 20th century's master villains, Fu Manchu, in a series of novels of which the first was ""The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu"" (1913). Thomas Burke (1886–1945) explored the same territory in ""Limehouse Nights"" (1916). Playwrights have often located their work in the East End. During the 1950s and 1960s, much drama was inspired and encouraged by the work of Joan Littlewood and Theatre Workshop, based in the Theatre Royal Stratford East. Their"
"Towers, who had produced the Fu Manchu film series in the mid-1960s with Christopher Lee, produced his first two Sumuru films featuring Shirley Eaton as Sumuru. Years later, he produced yet another Sumuru film in 2003. The film took its basic plot premise from the books, but set it in the far future. Sumuru (character) Sumuru is a female supervillain created by Sax Rohmer, author of the Fu Manchu series of novels. She leads a secret organisation known as the Order of Our Lady. After the end of World War II, Rohmer was approached by the BBC to do a"
"Chinese villain, Dr. Fu Manchu. Attempting to capitalize on this success, DC Comics and Marvel Comics both published comic books featuring Chinese villains physically resembling Fu Manchu and possessing the same personality, sexual ambiguity, and ambitions for world domination. Because neither publisher possessed a license for the Fu Manchu character, these early Chinese comic book villains were either unnamed or had a different name than Fu Manchu. Examples include DC's Red Dragon and Marvel's Yellow Claw and The Mandarin. In 1938, DC Comics obtained the license for Sax Rohmer's character, and subsequent titles featured Fu Manchu as a recurring villain"
"was ""Mysterious Doctor Satan"". Following their standard practice of 1938-1944, Republic also released two 12-chapter serials in this year, ""Adventures of Red Ryder"" and ""King of the Royal Mounted"". Drums of Fu Manchu Drums of Fu Manchu (1940) is a 15-chapter Republic movie serial based on the character created by Sax Rohmer. Though using the title of the ninth novel in the series, it actually is based on numerous elements from throughout the series to that point, cherry-picked by the writers. It starred Henry Brandon, William Royle and Robert Kellard. It was directed by the legendary serial team of William"
"Rex Miller Rex Miller (April 25, 1939 – May 21, 2004), born Rex Miller Spangberg, wrote novels detailing the investigations of Jack Eichord, a fictional homicide detective who specialized in tracking down serial killers. ""Slob"", the first novel of the series, introduced Daniel Bunkowski, a half-ton killing-machine serial murderer. For this novel Miller was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel. Other books in the series include ""Frenzy"", ""Slice"", ""Savant"", and ""Stone Shadow"". Miller resurrected Daniel Bunkowski for three novels, ""Chaingang"", ""Savant"", and ""Butcher"", that take place outside of the continuity of the Eichord series. Miller also"
"Eyes of Sumuru"". It is based on Sax Rohmer's Sumuru character. Secret agent Jeff Sutton arrives in Rio with $10 million and finds himself embroiled in a war between Sir Masius, a British mobster, and the megalomaniacal Sumuru. From her secret city, ""Femina"", Sumuru assembles an army of women with which she will conquer the world. Masius, hoping to find Femina and steal Sumuru's riches, tries to use Sutton as his pawn. Ultimately, Sutton leads a squadron of helicopters on an attack on Femina. Knowing that she is beaten, she chooses to destroy Femina rather than let Masius have its"
"Fritz Haarmann Friedrich Heinrich Karl ""Fritz"" Haarmann (25 October 1879 – 15 April 1925) was a German serial killer, known as the Butcher of Hanover, the Vampire of Hanover and the Wolf-Man, who committed the sexual assault, murder, mutilation and dismemberment of a minimum of 24 boys and young men between 1918 and 1924 in Hanover, Germany. Haarmann was found guilty of 24 of the 27 murders for which he was tried and sentenced to death by beheading in December 1924. In addition, in accordance with German practice, his honorary rights of citizenship were revoked. He was subsequently executed in"
"Arm"", ""The Stalin Account"", ""Fall-Out"", ""10,000 Days"" and ""Channel Assault""), and three as Jacks. His best known works were his novels featuring semi-reformed cat burglar William 'Spider' Scott, an XYY Man, whose extra 'Y' chromosome (in the erroneous-but-conventional wisdom of the time) gave him a pre-disposition towards criminality. After attempting to 'go straight', he finds his talents are in demand not only from the criminal underworld, but also the secret service, and he is co-opted into dangerous undercover work (usually through blackmail, the temptations of money, or through his interest being piqued). A television series of ""The XYY Man"" in"
"M. P. Shiel, published initially as the serial story ""The Empress of the Earth: The Tale of the Yellow War""; and published in the U.S. first as ""China in Arms"" (1898), and then revised as ""The Yellow Danger: The Story of the World's Greatest War"" (1899) In the context of the Fu Manchu series, and Shiel's influence, reviewer Jack Adrian described Sax Rohmer as a Dr. Fu Manchu is the head of the Si-Fan, an international criminal organisation and a pan-Asian murder gang recruited from the ""darkest places of the East"" with countless Chinese, Burmese, Malay, and Indian thugs willing"
"committed by Haarmann were issues relating to the subject of homosexuality, which was then illegal and punishable by imprisonment in Germany. The discovery of the murders subsequently stirred a wave of homophobia throughout Germany, with one historian noting: ""It split the [gay rights] movement irreparably, fed every prejudice against homosexuality, and provided new fodder for conservative adversaries of legal sex reform."" Fritz Haarmann Friedrich Heinrich Karl ""Fritz"" Haarmann (25 October 1879 – 15 April 1925) was a German serial killer, known as the Butcher of Hanover, the Vampire of Hanover and the Wolf-Man, who committed the sexual assault, murder, mutilation"
"China the best engineers of Europe, for some larger criminal purpose. By the end of the book, Fu Manchu's slave Karamaneh, a beautiful Arab woman, apparently now in love with Dr Petrie, and her brother Aziz, are freed, and Inspector Weymouth, driven mad by an injection of serum from Fu Manchu, is restored to sanity by Fu Manchu, who appears to have escaped from a fire which destroys the house he had previously entered. The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu (1913) is the first novel in the Dr. Fu Manchu (sometimes ""Fu-Manchu"") series by Sax Rohmer."
"the Ripper, and lesser so, Carl Panzram, Fritz Haarman, and Albert Fish, all perpetuated this phenomenon. An example of this is found in Charles S. Belden's unpublished 1932 short story, ""The Wax Works"". The trend continued in the postwar era, partly renewed after the murders committed by Ed Gein. In 1959, Robert Bloch, inspired by the murders, wrote ""Psycho"". The murders committed by Charles Schmid inspired Joyce Carol Oates to publish the short story, ""Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"" In 1969, the crimes of the Manson family further influenced the slasher theme in horror fiction of the"
"Brood of the Witch-Queen Brood of the Witch Queen is a 1918 supernatural novel by Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward, known better under his pseudonym, Sax Rohmer. The story deals with Robert Cairn and his suspicions of Antony Ferrara, the adopted son of an old friend and colleague of Robert's father, Dr Bruce Cairn, of infernal magic and supernatural influence. The novel begins with the strange murder of Sir Michael Ferrara. A horrifying series of events follows, leading to a woman being used against her will to prey on her husband and then abducted and killed inside a secret chamber in"
"the meta-talented policeman called Dragon. The ape body is killed, and it is revealed that Hitler's brain had mutated and could live unaided by any technology or host body, ambulatory on tiny legs. Marvel Comics' villain Hate-Monger is revealed to be the consciousness of Hitler transferred to a cloned body by Nazi scientist Arnim Zola. The original Hitler, rather than committing suicide, was confronted by the Human Torch and his sidekick Toro after Eva Braun committed suicide. The two heroes set Hitler ablaze as he attempted to set off a bomb. As he died, he commanded one of his loyal"
"Fantômas Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914). One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appeared in a total of 32 volumes written by the two collaborators, then a subsequent 11 volumes written by Allain alone after Souvestre's death. The character was also the basis of various film, television, and comic book adaptations. In the history of crime fiction, he represents a transition from Gothic novel villains of the 19th century to modern-day serial killers. The books and"
"Kriminal Kriminal is an Italian comics series featuring an eponymous fictional character, created in 1964 by Magnus and Max Bunker, the authors of ""Alan Ford"", ""Maxmagnus"" and ""Satanik"". Kriminal is an English master thief, Anthony Logan, who dresses in black and yellow costume with a fearsome skull face for his adventures. The character was directly inspired by the contemporary (and more successful) Diabolik, with whom he shares the ability to use masks that allow him to assume any identity. In the earliest adventures, Kriminal was a near sadistic killer fighting for revenge against the criminals who had pushed his father"
"a bogeyman figure in Upper Swabian folklore. In 1970 a carnival association in Ravensburg decided to name itself after the famous robber: ""Ravensburger Schwarze Veri Zunft."" Today it is one of the largest of its kind in Upper Swabia. Xaver Hohenleiter Franz Xaver Hohenleiter (also known as ""Schwarze Veri, Schwarzen-Veere, Schwarzer Vere, Schwarze Vere"" or in Swabian dialect as ""Schwaaz Vere, Schwarz Vere"" or ""Vere""; 1788 – 20 July 1819) was a notorious German criminal. As a leader of a band of robbers, he was active between 1817 and 1819 in the border regions of the Kingdom of Württemberg, the"
"Xan's original team, ""the Lawless"". In 1990, Marvel released a Foolkiller (Kurt Gerhardt) card in their Marvel Universe series as a rookie superhero. Foolkiller The Foolkiller is the name of four different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The original Foolkiller was introduced in ""Man-Thing"" #3 and killed in the next issue. He was created by Steve Gerber and Val Mayeric. In his brief ""Man-Thing"" appearance, the Foolkiller attempted to kill two major characters in the series: F.A. Schist, a real estate developer whose projects threatened the ecology of the Florida Everglades, and Richard Rory,"
"Dreamslayer Dreamslayer is a fictional character, a powerful DC Comics supervillain and part of the evil gang called Extremists. Like the other Extremists, he is a homage to a Marvel Comics character, in this case Dormammu. He first appeared in ""Justice League Europe"" #15 (June 1990), and was created by Keith Giffen, Gerard Jones and Bart Sears. Originally, it had been thought Dreamslayer was simply a robotic version of a previous living entity, like his comrades, but it turned out he was real, or at least his mind was. As part of the group, Dreamslayer killed most of the people"
"made plans to assassinate the other gang leaders. After these are fought off The Czar reveals ""himself"" to be a robot double outfitted with a close-focus nuke in its chest cavity. With the gang leaders dead The Czar is able to take over the underworld for himself. Following the gang-war, Sinister and Dexter are hired by an accountant working for a Mr Bronsky ""Ballpeen"" Hammer as protection to 'expedite' the handover of the year-end accounts. The rendezvous between the accountant and Mr Hammer's men in Fred Quimby Municipal Park is violently interrupted by the Department of Taxation, causing the ""Infamous"
"laundries was attacked by Welsh mobs. As more Chinese seamen began to settle in the ports of London and Liverpool, a powerful set of myths began to develop about ""Chinatown"". The 1913 publication of the first Sax Rohmer novels about the evil genius Dr. Fu Manchu kick-started a near-hysterical interest in London's Limehouse, turning it from a few drab streets of shops and restaurants to the most infamous patch of land in Britain—which supposedly harboured cunning ""Chinamen"" who lured white women into their opium dens. This exotic netherworld was featured in countless novels, films, and songs, and engrained the stereotype"
"lacked the pseudo-scientific explanations usually employed by the author and concluding that ""Rohmer's occult lore was never as well employed as in this tale... and he never equalled the claustrophobic chills of the scenes in the bowels of a pyramid"". Brood of the Witch-Queen Brood of the Witch Queen is a 1918 supernatural novel by Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward, known better under his pseudonym, Sax Rohmer. The story deals with Robert Cairn and his suspicions of Antony Ferrara, the adopted son of an old friend and colleague of Robert's father, Dr Bruce Cairn, of infernal magic and supernatural influence. The"
"phenomenon. Fantômas Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914). One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appeared in a total of 32 volumes written by the two collaborators, then a subsequent 11 volumes written by Allain alone after Souvestre's death. The character was also the basis of various film, television, and comic book adaptations. In the history of crime fiction, he represents a transition from Gothic novel villains of the 19th century to modern-day serial killers. The books"
"Max Brand Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 – May 12, 1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns under the pen name Max Brand. Faust (as Max Brand) also created the popular fictional character of young medical intern Dr. James Kildare in a series of pulp fiction stories. Faust's Kildare character was subsequently featured over several decades in other media, including a series of American theatrical films by Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), a radio series, two television series, and comics. Faust's other pseudonyms include George Owen Baxter, Evan Evans, George Evans, David Manning,"
"Judex The French fictional character Judex is a mysterious avenger who dresses in black and wears a slouch hat and cloak, created by Louis Feuillade and Arthur Bernède. Originally conceived as a heroic version of the criminal character Fantômas, Judex appears to have been an inspiration for the American pulp hero The Shadow, who was himself an inspiration for Batman. Louis Feuillade had already made two popular earlier serials, ""Fantômas"" (1913) and ""Les Vampires"" (1915) which were popular with audiences, but drew criticism for glorifying criminals. As a consequence Feuillade decide to create a heroic persona, Judex, but one who"
"#225, which stated that it was Ross G. Everbest (a variant of Gerber's Reg Everbest pseudonym with his middle name attached to it). Gerber and Jim Mooney created Greg Salinger, the second version of the character, which first appeared in ""Omega the Unknown"" #9 (plus a one-panel cameo in #8, which was written by Roger Stern). Gerber's ""Foolkiller"" miniseries, illustrated by J.J. Birch, was published from October 1990 to October 1991. It focused on a new version, Kurt Gerhardt. A new Foolkiller, Mike Trace, has appeared in two five-issue MAX series: ""Foolkiller"" (vol. 2) (2007) and ""Foolkiller: White Angels"" (2009)."